Ski Camp Coaches and Staff

At National Alpine Ski Camp our entire staff has a life long dedication and commitment to outdoor sports and the instruction of young people. All NASC coaches are athlete centered and have been trained to quickly identify each athlete’s motivation, understanding, and movements. Our ski camp coaches can then custom tailor a program to facilitate each athlete’s individual needs.

A 5-to-1 athlete-to-coach ratio allows National Alpine Ski Camp coaches to effectively coach to each athlete’s specific motivation, understanding and movements. We coach using body part specific, and skill specific feedback.

Brad Alire

Ski Camp Director / Coach

  • US Ski Team World Cup Coach
  • Head Coach NASC - 24 years
  • Fully Certified Examiner, Rocky Mountain Region
  • 24 years coaching USSA and FIS level Racers.
  • Lifelong commitment to the ski industry
  • Ski Resort Management Degree
  • Ski Magazine’s “Top 100 instructors in North America” 2002,2003,2004
  • Lives and works in Telluride, Colorado
  • Bio-mechanical analysis expert
  • NASC Owner/Operator

Annabelle Boelema

Ski Camp Coach

  • 6 years teaching children in Telluride Colorado
  • Annabelle brings with her a unique understanding of young people, and a relaxed kiwi attitude that all the campers love.
  • Fully certified
  • Children’s accredited
  • NASC house monitor and counselor
  • Children’s specialist

Van Brassington

Head Ski Camp Coach

  • Head Coach - National Alpine Ski Camp
  • PNSA Masters racer
  • 12 years K2 Western Region competition representative
  • White Pass Ski Team USSA AND FIS Level Coach
  • Tech Boot fitter and Ski tuner. Tunes and fits boots for past and present

US Ski Team members and all NASC athletes.

  • Tuned more skis for more elite athletes than anyone on Mt. Hood
  • 24 seasons on Mt. Hood Surface preparation expert
  • NASC house monitor and counselor

Barry Galvin

Ski Camp Technical Director
FORMER US SKI TEAM MEMBER

  • Giant Slalom and Overall Nor - Am Champion 1989
  • Stratton Mountain School
  • 15 years coaching experience
  • Kite board and windsurfing expert instructor
  • Technical/ Volkl Sales representative
  • NASC house monitor and counselor

Megan Hickey

Ski Camp Coach

  • Camp Nurse
  • 13 years USSA and FIS race experience
  • Coaches USSA and FIS level racers at Purgatory Ski Team, Colorado
  • Specially trained for younger racers
  • Fully Certified Advanced Educator Rocky Mtn. Region
  • 5 years coaching at NASC
  • NASC house monitor and counselor

Eric Leirfallom

Ski Camp Coach

  • US Ski Team World Cup Coach.
  • Head Coach Purgatory Ski Team
  • USSA and FIS level Coach
  • Examiner – Rocky Mountain Region
  • Nordica Sales Representative
  • Fully Certified Advanced Educator Rocky Mtn. Division
  • Formally trained as a ski educator
  • NASC house monitor and counselor
  • Bio-mechanical analysis

Tim Mitchell

Ski Camp Coach

  • Head Coach for Harvard University
  • Bachelor's Degree in fitness and rehabilitation
  • Pursuing Master's Degree in exercise physiology
  • 17 years racing experience
  • Top 20 in the US in Slalom
  • 13th combined 2004 US Nationals
  • 24 FIS SL points
  • 2001 USCSA Eastern Region SL and overall Champion
  • 1- time Collegiate All – American
  • Coached at Burk Mountain Academy
  • Brown University
  • Bio-mechanical analysis

Christian Prellwitz

Ski Camp Coach

  • Climbing specialist
  • US National Team Hockey Player
  • Fully Certified Rocky Mountain region
  • NASC house monitor and counselor
  • Children’s specialist

Mike Shenkel

Coach

  • Home: Gig Harbor, WA,
  • Home Hill: Taos Ski Valley, NM
  • Fave Hill: Treble Cone, New Zealand
  • Genre: Alt-Country, Americana
  • Cert: USSCA level 4, PSIA level 3
  • Educated: Crystal Mountain, WA
  • Sponsors: Nordica Factory Team, Le Ski Mastery- Taos Ski Valley, NM , Ernie Blake Ski School, Treble Cone Ski Area, Treble Cone Ski Race Academy.